How do you counsel patients with Parkinson's disease who are interested in starting GLP-1 agonists for neuroprotective benefits?  

This is an important question, thank you. The Parkinson's disease community has been desperate to find an intervention other than exercise that can slow the progression of the disease and provide neuroprotective benefits. We might be heading in the right direction with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1...

Tell patients that these medications are not yet approved but we may soon have a long-term answer for PD.